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wideopenrod

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  1. All this devastation really makes one appreciate friends and family. Praying for my fellow Okies and yes even our neighbors over in Arkansas. Stay safe, and hug your family a little tighter tonight.

  2. WOW! OK, I have done the plastic welding with my soldering iron, and that worked really well; however, this looks a heck of a lot easier! Heading to Hobby Lobby to pick up some styrene rods to try this out sometime soon.

     

    Will styrene meld with ABS? I have a cracked rear arm rest to try it out on.....

  3. Lubbock is also a little south of where my ride takes me in May. If you want to ride a couple hundred miles north, out-o-texas...then we can make that work.

     

    :backinmyday:

     

    Oklahoma? There are a few of us here who could possibly meet up with ya sometime in the Tulsa area...:fingers-crossed-emo

  4. Without going into a long dissertation, 40% is generally the retail mark up on most items, but it's getting killed by online etailers. We all like a deal, but think of it this way. The dealer has to pay for overhead... rent, utilities, payroll, equipment, toilet paper... Etailers don't have to. Yes, some do have brick and mortar's, but walk in and see if you can get the same deal the first time through the doors. When a B&M on the east coast sells something to a one time customer on the west coast at 10% over, it's found business. He still has to rely on local business to keep the doors open. Now if you want to blame someone for the high prices try Yamaha. Some of the prices on their parts are insane...

     

    I used to work at a couple local Yamaha dealers in the parts department. Most Yamaha parts retail was double dealer cost. Some items this was not the case, but most were. Not sure if this still holds true, as my last year on that side of the counter was in '99. Trick is if you can build a relationship with the dealer, most will give you up to %25 discount. Now that being said, I shop around for the best deal on any parts I buy. Why wouldn't you? :confused24:

  5. I think it was Static I tell you.... didnt you just get new septic system and garage door?????

     

    You didnt happen to hit the garage door opener at about the time the explosion happened did ya???....:smile5:

     

    You may be on to something... coming down from my sniper post to begin rubbing everything down with dryer sheets..

  6. Had lightening just hit a tree in our yard. Tree is about 50ft tall and 3ft in diameter. Trunk is completely bare, the bark exploded off from top to bottom of trunk, as well as it is split from top to bottom. Never seen anything like it.

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